Continental Congress

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Continental Congress built?First Continental Congress convened September 5, 1774
2. What is the location?Primarily Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; temporary relocations included Lancaster, York, and New York City
3. What is the main city?Philadelphia served as the primary meeting place

Intolerable Acts: A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party.
Continental Association: An agreement among the colonies to boycott British goods, enacted by the First Continental Congress.
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union: The first constitution of the United States, establishing a weak central government and strong state powers.
Proclamation of Rebellion: A declaration by King George III asserting that the colonies were in rebellion, issued in response to the Battle of Bunker Hill.